Aviation prints De Havilland Mosquito FB MkVI of 464
squadron Royal Air Force (Australian Squadron) in aviation art prints available from Cranston
Fine Arts, including aviation artist Keith Woodcock. 464 squadron equipped
with De Havilland Mosquito's for most of World War Two.
Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock.
Two De Havilland Mosquito FBMk VIs of 464 squadron set out on a low level mission in difficult weather conditions.
Item Code : DHM2401
Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock. - Editions Available
Operation Jericho , The Amiens Raid by Philip West.
On 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 Squadron (New Zealand) and 464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon. target the prison at Amiens, France. In this picture having approached the prison at a height of just 10 feet. Pilot Officer Maxwell Sparks and navigator Arthur Dunlop dropped their bombs before climbing and barely clearing the prison rooftop.
Item Code : DHM2214
Operation Jericho , The Amiens Raid by Philip West. - Editions Available
On 31st October 1944 a courageous low level attack was undertaken by Mosquitoes of Nos. 21, 464 and 487 squadrons on the Aarthus University, Denmark, which housed the Gestapo HQ for the whole of Jutland.
Item Code : DHM2215
Mosquito Attack by Philip West. - Editions Available
This sortie was for the sole purpose of saving lives. The objective was to initiate a breakout of more than 700 French resistance workers from Amiens prison, many of whom were on their eve of execution by their Gestapo jailers. The De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk V1s of 464 and 487 Squadron of No 140 wing were to breach the outer walls and destroy certain key buildings within the compound. Absolute pin point precision was vital to reduce casualties amongst the French patriots. Three formations of six aircraft were formed, each crewed by the most experienced members of these squadrons. Low level runs at only fifteen feet were required to maintain bombing accuracy. The raid was the responsibility of Group Captain Percy Charles Pickard, DSO, DFC. The navigational plot was in the hands of Pickards inseparable friend and navigator, Flight Lieutenant J A Bill Broadley. The operation took place on the 18th Februrary 1944 in terrible weather, with heavy snow falling, sweeping in gusts and almo.........
Breakout. Amiens Raid by Mosquitos by Ivan Berryman.
When De Havilland built the prototype DH.98 Mosquito (E-0234) they did so as an act of the purest faith in their design since the Air Ministry had already dismissed the companys proposal for their all-wood aircraft as impractical and unworkable. However, when E-0234 first flew on 25th November 1940, it demonstrated remarkably smooth handling characteristics and its speed, as expected, was outstanding. Here at last was a bomber which, in a straight line, could outfly even the Spitfire, giving rise to such nicknames as Wooden Wonder and, succicntly The Aeroplane. With such an aircraft, it was soon realised, many new possibilities were laid open to the RAF, among them the chance to initiate precision raids whereupon carefully selected isolated targets could be attacked with pinpoint accuracy. Just such a raid took place on 18th February 1944, involving 18 Mosquitoes of Nos 64 and 487 Squadrons in an operation on the jail at Amiens, France, where a large number of the French Resistance we.........
With their twin Merlins singing at full power, Mk FBV1 Mosquitos of 464 Squadron RAAF present a menacing picture as they set out on a precision low level mission, their streamlined, shark-like shapes silhouetted against the evening glow. Below, the tranquillity of a snow covered English coastal village is briefly disturbed as the Mosquito crews head into the night.
Item Code : NT0006
Mosquitos at Dusk by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available
Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock Two De Havilland Mosquito FBMk VIs of 464 squadron set out on a low
level mission in difficult weather conditions.
Breakout. Amiens Raid by
Mosquitos by Ivan Berryman On 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 Squadron (New Zealand) and
464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon.
target the prison at Amiens, France. This raid given the Code Operation
Jericho. In this picture the Mosquitoes having approached
the prison at a height of just 10 feet.
Mosquito Attack by Philip E West. On 31st October 1944 a courageous low level attack was undertaken
by Mosquitoes of Nos. 21, 464 and 487 squadrons on the Aarthus
University, Denmark, which housed the Gestapo HQ for the whole of
Jutland.
Mosquitos at Dusk
by Nicolas Trudgian The exploits of the Mosquito and her crews are the stuff of
legend. This magnificent aircraft, the blight of German air and
land forces, pulled off some of the most amazingly precise raids of
World War Two. Powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines and made
almost totally from wood, and with a top speed in excess of 400mph, the
Mosquito could out-run any other aircraft of its day. Highly
nimble, and with its ability to carry virtually every type of weapon
available to the RAF, this superb aeroplane fulfilled every role
performed by the Service from bomber to reconnaissance,
fighter-intruder, and night-fighter, from ground and anti-shipping
attack missions to chasing and destroying the appalling V1
"doodlebug" rocket missiles. The Mosquitos's agility and
suitability to tree top level attacks gave its crews the advantage of
surprise, and its high speed allowed it to contest a huge variety of
precision bombing missions - most famous of which being the highly
successful attacks on Amiens prison and the Gestapo headquarters
buildings at Aarhus in Denmark in 1944, and again hitting the Gestapo
headquarters in Copenhagen in 1945.
Operation Jericho , The Amiens Raid by Philip West
On 18th February 1944 Mosquitoes of 487 Squadron (New Zealand) and
464 Squadron (Australian) and 21 squadron took off from RAF Hunsdon.
target the prison at Amiens, France. In this picture having approached
the prison at a height of just 10 feet. Pilot Officer Maxwell Sparks and
navigator Arthur Dunlop dropped their bombs before climbing and barely
clearing the prison rooftop.
Every print is signed by Maxwell Sparsks and Arthur Dunlop - the
two men pictured in this aircraft.
